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Green Chalice Program Congregations …
… Live out our faith by caring for creation. … Strive to be good stewards of God’s creation. … Use and share ideas and resources to enable us to walk gently on the earth.
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Webster Groves Christian Church IS a Green Chalice Congregation …
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Disciples of Christ Coffee Project
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We serve Fair Trade Coffee at Webster Café …
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Why Fair Trade?Since 2005, the staff and administration at DHM have served Fair Trade coffee because we realize that our actions as consumers can support or discourage actions by businesses.
By making the choice to buy fairly traded products, DHM has committed itself to helping provide health care, education and a better lifestyle for farmers, workers, and artisans around the world.
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How Fair Trade Benefits Small FarmersFair Trade provides the means for small farmers to make enough money to support themselves while using the premiums to improve their standard of living.
Fair Trade is not a charity or handout; it is simply a process of giving a fair exchange.
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Check out the Green Chalice Table for opportunities to buy your own Coffee, Tea,
Chocolate, and Snacks
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If you have an outdated computer or two in your basement or old cell phones packed away in a box, you’re not alone. According to the Consumer Electronics Association, Americans own approximately 24 electronic products per household.
With a constant supply of newer, faster electronic products on the market, older models are continually replaced. As a result, electronics have become one of the fastest growing waste streams. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that more than 2 million tons of televisions, cell phones, computer products and other electronics are disposed each year.
Currently, only about 20 percent of these materials are recycled …
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Why Recycle? …
To protect Your Health and The Environment …
To Create Local Jobs ….
To Support Your Community ….
To Conserve Our Natural Resources ….
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BRING YOUR EXTRA GARDEN VEGETABLES, FLOWERS AND HERBS …
TAKE WHAT YOU CAN USE (Basket available for much appreciated
donations)
LEFTOVERS GO TO A LOCAL SOUP KITCHEN
WGCC GARDEN TABLE
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We grow our own tomatoes … among other things
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Did You Know You Can Recycle Your Regular Fluorescent and
CFL Light Bulbs? … Recycle at any Home
Depot or Lowe’s
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To learn more about our efforts to save, recycle, and use resources more
effectively, visit the Green Chalice table …
To become part of the Green Chalice Team, ask any member of Koinonia Class or call the Church
Office at (314) 961-3232